(Updated at 5:55 p.m.) Arlington County Firefighters are on the scene of a two-alarm house fire near Ballston.
Smoke and fire was showing from the second floor and roof of a home near the intersection of 15th Street N. and N. Abingdon Street, in the Waycroft-Woodlawn neighborhood, according to firefighters on the scene. A second alarm has been called.
The flames have since been extinguished and crews are checking for additional hotspots.
Firefighters have also reported that a dog was rescued from the house. Witnesses said the owner also owned two cats, but firefighters on scene said they could not confirm whether cats were inside.
The fire broke out right as neighborhood children returned home from school. While several fire trucks, engines and emergency vehicles were parked on the narrow street, children were running around the scene, albeit out of harm’s way.
No other residents were believed to be in the house.
"Courage" the 7yr old pup Engine 102 rescued from today's #fire is ok and did not need medical attention. pic.twitter.com/K3b6TN9StE
— Arlington Fire (@ACFDPIO) April 29, 2015
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